Behnaz Farahi, designer and creative technologist, will be addressing the audience at the Computational Design: NEXT 8.0 conference with the emerging technologies to develop an empathetic interaction between the human body and the surrounding environment. She explores topics such as feminism, emotion, physiological perception, and social interaction through natural inspirations to apply morphological and behavioral principles in her work. She has graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Media Arts and Practice. Computational design, interactive technologies, additive manufacturing, and digital fabrication technologies are among her areas of expertise. Additionally, she has received numerous awards, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Digital Design Award, the Fast Company Innovation By Design Linda Tischler Award, the World Technology Award (WTN), and the BASA and Madworkshop Grants, as well as the Rock Hudson Fellowship.